QUOTABLE QUOTE "It's not the blood that determines who you are, it's the culture, the Ian - guage and the way of life that deter - mineswhoyou are." - Ovide Mercredi See Page 3 August 16- August 27, 1 993 Canada's Notional Aboriginal News Publication I I I I Volume No. $1 .00 plus G.S.T. where applicable True grit JIM Goodstriker The Blood Reserve's Doug Singer's not about to let anything like a little 700 -pound steer stand between him and the prize money at the Kanai Rodeo in r To receive Windspeaker in your mailbox every two weeks, just Native rights ignored - Cree leader send your cheque or money order in the amount of $28 (G.S.T. By D.B. Smith Moses was in Geneva last temof lawina federal state with- that right, then it is the First included) to; Windspeaker Staff Writer month for the UN's International out our consent... create new Nations in the region that is cur- Year of the World's Indigenous international borders between rently called Quebec." WINDSPEAKER Peoples Conference, which ran Indigenous peoples living in But Parti Quebecois leader 15001 - 112 AVENUE EDMO""''` GENEVA, Switzerland July 19 -30. Quebec and the rest of Canada, Jacques Parizeau questioned "Our self-determinationcon- separate us from our families, Native territorial rights, citing Native rights in Canada are tinues to be effectively denied and remove us from the com- five "international experts" who not being recognized or consti- while the (federal) government munity of Indigenous nations." maintain that Quebec has a ter- NAME:, tutionally protected, the United continues its all -or- nothing ap- Several bands in Quebec ritorial claim that cannot be Nations' Working Group on In- proach to constitutional agree- have voiced their concern over questioned. digenous Peoples was told last ment," he told the working the province's unwillingness to Natives such as the Crees ADDRE month. group's sub -committee on the recognize Native sovereignty. also lost their territorial rights The "No' vote in last year's prevention of discrimination At the Assembly of First Na- under the 1975 James Bay Treaty, national referendum resulted in and the protection of minori- tions annual meeting near Parizeau added. the abandonment of Native ties. Calgary last month, Quebec But treaties signed in 17th CITY /T( the rights as a constitutional issue In his review of human rights Native bands banded together century by the Micmac, in Canada, said Ted Moses, head protection in Canada, Moses also to mount their own sovereignty Mohawk and Algonquin did not of the Grand Council of the Crees highlighted the threat that Que- movement. cede Aboriginal territorial POSTAL of Quebec. bec separatism represents to Natives in Quebec won't al- rights, Norton said. "The failure of the constitu- Natives in that province. low the province to separate, Natives will fight Quebec's tional agreement, known as the Quebec's separation from said Chief Joe Norton of the claim by first applying political $10 Charlottetown Accord, has Canada would affect Natives' Kahnawake Nation. Separation pressure in Ottawa, said Grand placed to NS the advancement of our rights remain within Canada is not an option, he added, be- Chief of the Akwesasne rights in Canada in seriousques- if they wished, would abrogate cause the First Nations still own MohawkCouncil Mike Mitchell. $40 for an suuscriptions lion," he said. their treaties and undermine the land. But he did not rule out the use of outside Canada "There have been absolutely their treaty and Aboriginal "There is no such thing as physical confrontations similar no developments with regards rights, said Moses. separation," he said. "They do the Oka in Aug 16/93 to that during crisis IL J to the recognition of our rights "(It) would unilaterally re- not own the land. They do not 1990if Natives are cornered into PUBLICATION MAIL REGISTRATION #21T7 since the failure of this initiate." move us from the present sys- have that right. If anybody has defending their rights. PAGE 2, AUGUST 16 - AUGUST 27, 1993, WINDSPEAKER News Teme- Augama blast government Arts and Entertainment 8,9, R7 Careers. 14,15 for breaching protocol agreement Drew Hayden Taylor 7 TEMAGAMI, Ont. A 120 -day moratorium on ficials to finish the deal. March but was extended to settlement details was not The Teme- Augama had Aug. 20. Economic Development Land claim talks between scheduled to end until Aug 17. originally filed cautions on title Ontario's premature an- But the Ontario 10 Natives and government offi- government an- to 10,000 square km of land nouncement of their settlement cials in Ontario have stalled nounced two weeks ago that it around Lake Temagami and offer follows an agreement with over a breach of negotiation eti- was offering the band a 220 - North Bay back in 1973. The non -Native residents of the OurOpinion 4 quette. square- kilometre section of cautions, which warn potential Temagami area to refrain from The Teme-Augama band in land and $410 million in com- buyers of a land dispute, halted signing secret deals with Na- Sports R4,5 north -central Ontario de- pensation. development in the area for al- tives, the province's negotiator nounced the provincial govern- "The province's action is lit- most 20 years. said. ment for prematurely releasing tle more than a 'media stunt' In 1991, the Supreme Any agreement the Your Opinion 5 Court with information about its land claim which the Teme- Augama of Canada ruled the band's land band was needed by July 31 to offer. Anishnabai Executive Council claim was invalid, but the pro- have a draft agreement ready The settlement offer was rejects and will not dignify with vincial government had already by Aug. 20, Grant Wedge said. published in violation of an es- any further public comment," begun negotiations with the But the Teme- Augama were WING tablished protocol by which the press release read. Teme- Augama for a treaty in- making new demands as late as both parties refrained from pub- Native negotiators said, volving shared stewardship of last week, making it impossible Environmentalists pro- licizing their positions, band of- however, they are still willing the region. The three -year ne- for the province to reach an ac- testing logging in ficials said in a press release. to sit down with provincial of- gotiation period expired last cord on some key issues. Clayoquot Sound on Van- couver Island in B.C. have garnered international NDP leader criticizes media attention, but Conservatives bands in the area have "A disregard for Aborigi- Prime Minister Kim taken a different tack. Disregard nal issues has increased since Campbell said she has made it They've called in Robert of inhrent right Kim Campbell became leader clear to Blenkam that his corn - Kennedy, Jr., a lawyerfor of the Conservative party," she ments were off -base. the U.S.-based Natural to self-government said. Mercredi also criticized Ot- Resources Defense She also criticized tawa for dismissing Native is- Mississauga South Conserva- sues in the wake of last year's Council, to ally their ef- "arrogant" tive MP Don Blenkarn for re- "No" vote on the Charlottetown forts and stop logging in By D.B. Smith marks he made at a barbecue Accord and blasted Indian Af- the region. Windspeaker Staff Writer two weeks ago. Blenkam said fairs Minister Pauline Browes there should be a Native re- for saying Ottawa no longer See Regional Page 1. serve in his riding so his voters supports Native self- govern- TSUU T'INA RESERVE, Alta. wouldn't have to pay income ment. taxes. McClaughlin assured the Native issues sprang to the "( Blenkam) should ask to assembly of about 200 chiefs forefront of federal electoral have his city's land taken away," that Native rights are a priority The second annual politics last month during the McLaughlin said. "He should Ethel Blondin- Andrew for the NDP. Once elected, the Dreamspeakers film Assembly of First Nations an- ask to have his culture ridiculed, New Democrats would gradu- festival is only three nual meeting near Calgary. his language stolen, his chil- OvideMercredialsosaidhewas ally hand self -rule back fo the days long, but those Federal NDP leader Audrey dren taken away and forced to upset at Blenkam's remarks. First Nations, although the In- McClaughlin blasted Prime forget their past. He have a lot three days are packed should ask "There been of dian Act would not be abol- Minister Kim Campbell and the to be discriminated against, to jokes about Indian people," he ished right away. with a week's worth of federal Conservative party ,for be shut out of the corridors of said."None of themare funny. It Ethel Blondin, Liberal MP entertainment. Ten films their "arrogant" disregard of power and then to be blamed shows an arrogance and igno- for the Western Arctic, also said are featured along with Natives' right to self- govern- for it all." rance on the part of the prime her party supports Native self - a series on writing and ment. Assembly Grand Chief minister. ". government. producing your dreams. See Page 8. Davis Inlet kids won't be going home DAVIS INLET, Nfld. village, said band Chief Katie Last winter, 11 of the chil- St. Paul, Alberta, last spring for Rich. dren, some as young as four, four months of substance abuse NE Fourteen Innu children at a The children cannot be re- were found sniffing gasoline therapy and sexual assault substance abuse treatment cen- turned to the inlet because the fumes and screaming that they counseling. The Advertising tre in Alberta will not be re- temptationtostartsniffinggaso- wanted to die in an unheated When the children return to turned to their community in line would be too strong, she and abandoned building in the Labrador, the band plans to deadline for the northern Labrador when they said.